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Could you help me on this English questions?

Posted by Sphinx on June 19, 2003

1.The Great Lawn is Central Park's outdoor spot for concerts. The carpet of green grass is the place to be on summer evenings to enjoy outdoor dinners and free performances.

(Could you explain, in the sentence "The carpet of green grass...", the carpet of green grass is for who to be on summer evenings> I think it lacks of a object.)

2.Fuel cells pollutr much less than traditional power sources. They produce little more than water as a by-product.

(What does "little more than" mean? and what is the "by-product" that is in this sentence? water?)

3.Eskimos make their clothes from skins of animals.

(i think ot should be "make their clothes of", which means the making without changing natural properties.)

4.One of the most popular programmes on televison was sport and an interesting result of the televison was the increased attendance at the actuall events. How far this was due to a growth interest in the gameand how far out of the people's desire to apperea on the screen is not clear.

(Could you explain it?)

Thanks in advance!

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